Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 96

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 96

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After changing clothes and hurriedly leaving the Magic Association building, Valentina couldn’t hide her sense of dismay.

Since the Forbidden Zone was underground, she had no way of knowing how much time had passed.

But outside, it was already evening with the sunset settling in.

The 4 hours she had promised the coachman had long since passed.

She was wandering around the area where she was supposed to meet the coachman when it happened.

“Lady Valentina!”

From far away, the coachman came running toward Valentina, calling her name.

His expression looking dark wasn’t just because the day was ending.

“Where on earth have you been! I searched the entire Central Library but couldn’t find you anywhere – do you know how long I’ve been looking!”

“I’m truly sorry. I was reading and lost track of time…”

A clear mistake.

This made all her efforts to make a good impression by giving flowers meaningless.

Valentina put on a helpless expression and spoke hesitantly.

“I won’t have any reason to come here anymore. So I won’t be bothering you again.”

If there was one fortunate thing, it was that she no longer needed to come to the Central Library.

She had learned how to break the curse magic, and she was reluctant to meet Seolpyo any further.

That’s why she had impulsively told her her ‘real’ name.

Since they wouldn’t have to face each other anymore.

So for now, she just needed to get through this situation.

Just as she was about to put on a pitiful voice that seemed ready to shed a tear with that thought.

The coachman’s voice, filled with relief, cut off Valentina’s words.

“I’m glad you’re safe.”

“…”

Valentina carefully studied the coachman’s face.

There wasn’t a trace of irritation on his face. As if he had truly been worried, only the relief he had finally regained was evident.

“Come, let’s head back. The young masters and the youngest lady must be waiting for Lady Valentina.”

At the coachman’s guidance, Valentina walked with a dazed feeling.

He really wasn’t angry?

If this had happened at Rose Castle, she would have suffered days of harassment from the employees.

Of course, going out wasn’t even possible there.

Valentina continued to watch the coachman’s mood even while boarding the carriage.

Perhaps interpreting that gaze somehow, the coachman scratched his cheek and smiled awkwardly.

“Melin was very happy to receive the flowers. It’s thanks to you, my lady.”

Thinking he had said something foolish, the coachman hurriedly climbed onto the driver’s seat, looking embarrassed.

Clatter.

Then the wheels began to roll and the carriage started moving.

Inside the swaying carriage, Valentina spoke alone with a mocking tone.

“It wasn’t given with pure intentions though.”

Giving the flowers to the coachman was also all for her own purposes.

To think he would fall for such cheap goodwill so easily.

Valentina took in the scenery flowing past the window.

In The Dominion, where spring came later than in the South, spring flowers hadn’t bloomed yet.

As she looked at the bleak winter scenery that remained here and there, Seolpyo’s words suddenly came to mind.

“And you know what. Whatever the purpose, good deeds will eventually be repaid with good deeds. It’s just incredibly hard to recognize it.”

Perhaps those words might be right.

Maybe good people gather around good people. Maybe that’s why they repay kindness with kindness.

‘If that’s the case, then I don’t even deserve to be here.’

Valentina mocked herself and shook off the idle thoughts.

“The medium must be destroyed.”

A faint killing intent swirled in Valentina’s expression as she repeated those words.

The medium used when the mage at Rose Castle cast curse magic on her.

There were countless beasts in the mage’s room, but probably none of them were connected to Valentina’s magic.

Duke Dantalion was a man who could only be satisfied when he controlled everything with his own hands.

Such a person would never entrust the medium for magic that would bind his valuable youngest daughter, whom he would later sell off in a marriage deal, to a mage.

‘Valentina. From now on, you must obey this father’s words.’

‘If you disobey my words, the curse carved into your heart will devour your flesh.’

Duke Dantal, who had forced obedience upon her.

The tip of the magic staff that had pressed against her heart area felt as sharp as a blade, and Valentina writhed in pain.

Even so, she didn’t lose her mind and clearly observed everything around her.

As far as she remembered, there were no beasts used as mediums nearby.

Except for ‘humans.’

A crooked sneer appeared on Valentina’s beautiful lips.

Was it because she hated Duke Dantal?

Or was it because she was ultimately his blood as well?

Valentina could clearly see through his thoughts from that time.

Duke Dantal, who like herself never trusted others. Probably he…

“Used himself as the medium.”

That way, he could easily control it without worrying about the medium running away.

In other words, to break his curse, she would have to kill her father.

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